Ordinance No. 10,525ORDINANCE NO. 10.525
AN ORDINANCE AUTHOFUING THE PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF THIRTY-
FIVE THOUSAhm FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY AND Not100 DOLLARS
($35.480.00) TO R4E SYSTEICIS. EC., AS THE SOLE SOURCE FOR A
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS GAS DETECTION SYSTEM; MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS. the purchase of a hazardous ~naterials gas detection systenl will greatly e~lhance
the level of protection for citizens of and visitors to the City of Baytown and the responders during
long-tenn hazardous materials incidents; and
WHEREAS. such system will enable the City's hazardous tnaterials team to contin~~ously
sanlple for toxic and flammable gases utilizing four field detection devices, with the resulting data
displayed and recorded at a remote conlmand post; and
WHEREAS, Texas Local Government Code Annotated 8 252.022 provides that when the
runctional requirenlents of the City can only be satisfied by one source, the requirement for
competitive bids is not applicable: and
WHEREAS. the procurement of a hazardous materials gas detection system can bc satis tied
by only otie source. RAE Systems, Inc.; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1 : That the City Co~incil of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby declares that only
one source can satisfy the needs of the City for a hazardous materials gas detection system.
Section 2: That payment to RAE Systems. Inc., as the sole source, of THIRTY-FIVE
'fHOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY AND Not1 00 DOLLARS ($35,480.00) for a hazardous
materials gas detection system is hereby authorized.
Section 3: That pursuant to the provisions ofTexas Local Government Code Annotated tj
252.048, the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change order involving
a decrease or an increase in costs of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO1100 DOLLARS
($25,000.00) or less, subject to the provision that the original contract price may not be increased by
more than twenty-five percent (25%) or decreased by more than twenty-five percent (25%) without
the consent of the contractor to such decrease.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect i~nrnediately horn and after its passage by the
City Coiincil of the City of Baytown.